http://www.chatdecorating.co.uk for more information.

TilingForums.co.uk has no form of advertising around the website. So you won’t see sponsors or Google advertisements. The website will be moderated by wall and floor tilers and not by companies who provide products and / or services to the tile industry, which sort of makes advise biased. The forum will never change, so you will only need to register the once. It will be funded by the bloke that makes forums for a living, so you know it wont shut down like TilerSpace did some time ago, losing everybody’s profiles that were on there, and all their contributions to the website.

The forum isn’t setup to obtain personal customers for tiling work, as the forum owner doesn’t do wall and floor tiling for a living. You won’t see posts and threads simply posted to rank the owners business in search engines either. The owner doesn’t sell tile sealers, or any other tile related products for that matter. And the owner never has sold any tile related products and never will.

So if you’re looking for a tiling forum that is totally unconnected to anything commercially orientated, then you’ve found the only one that exists. www.TilingForums.co.uk.

Anybody can register for free and use your signature to show who you are from within the industry. We are looking for wall and floor tilers, tile suppliers, stone suppliers, adhesive and grout manufacturers, tool stores, and anybody else from within the industry.

You can read full details about why Tiling Forum was setup, and how it will be operated, by clicking HERE.

http://www.conctretefloorpolishers.net for more information.

http://www.mintontilefloorcleaning.co.uk for more information.

http://www.victorianflooringrestoration.co.uk for more information.

http://www.floorers.co.uk for more information.

Site: www.PerfectHomeAndGarden.co.uk

Tel: 01388 776211

Stone Bathroom Tiling by David Howe Tiling. 4 Stone Bathroom Jobs Completed.

Stone Bathroom Tiling by David Howe Tiling.

David Howe Tiling (www.davidhowetiling.co.uk) provides all types of wall and floor tiling to the North East of England. Specifically Durham and surrounding area.

The following work was carried out by David Howe Tiling to the following specifications:-

• All floors are Anhydrite (Gyvlon LL )
• Primed and tanked with Dural CI
• The white limestone was from Mandarin
• The 2 en-suites completed with polished travertine from Perfect Home and Gardens, one completed in landscape, the other in brickbond fashion
• The main bathroom completed in ‘wooden’ travertine from Mandarin

For more information visit:-

http://www.davidhowetiling.co.uk
http://www.perfecthomeandgarden.co.uk
http://www.dural.de/en.html
http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/stone-tiling-forum/56382-4-x-stone-bathrooms-bowes-village.html

The 29 week course (approx 15 hours a week) will start in February and is an ideal opportunity for people who are looking for new career as no previous experience of plastering and tiling is necessary.

Successful applicants will work towards gaining industry recognised qualifications, develop practical skills and gain experience which together will improve their chances of finding employment. ‘build’ will also work with students to improve their job search skills.

Those who successfully complete the course will receive a level1 qualification in plastering and a City & Guilds level 2 diploma in wall and floor tiling.

‘build’ – a local purchasing and labour initiative for the construction industry in Kirklees – is working in partnership with Calderdale College to offer this training opportunity.

Anyone who is interested must attend a recruitment event where they will find out more about the course including an opportunity to apply; all applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will receive a guaranteed interview.

Recruitment events

Wednesday 15 Feb 2012, 10.30 am, ‘build’ Academy, Unit 3 Gatehouse Enterprise Centre, Albert Street, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD1 3QD

Wednesday 15 Feb 2012, 2.30 pm, ‘build’ Academy, Unit 306 Bretton Park Phase 3, Bretton Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury WF12 9BS.

For more information please call; Priti Gohil 07929204899, Pam Sandhu 07966673045 or Carol Higham : 07794217028

Cllr Peter McBride cabinet Member for regeneration said: ‘Kirklees Council is delighted to be offering another course through Calderdale College; ‘build’ helps over 250 local people each year to gain skills, qualifications and access to employment. The project matches people to the qualifications and jobs that are needed in the local area, securing a sustainable future for local businesses and people.’

This news comes as The Tile Association announce that their website peaked at an impressive 831,905 per month during 2011, with 304,374 hits going to member pages within the website, arguably the most important pages for members throughout the website.

TilersForums.co.uk has been running now since April 2006, and currently serves more than 19,000 members, more than 16,000 of those being DIY or professional wall and floor tilers, the rest being homeowners looking for a professional to carry out their work.

Many ’tile forums’ have been setup since TilersForums.co.uk took the lead, one forum even got purchased from a company that went into administration. Another was setup by an adhesive manufacturer. Non of them have managed to obtain any great numbers of regular members and regular traffic. TilersForums.co.uk still to this day holds the number one spot and its members keep on returning.

TilersForums.co.uk is free to use, and comes with a range of benefits for the professional tiler. For more information checkout www.TilersForums.co.uk.

Phil Hobson is one of less than 30 wall and floor tilers in the UK that is registered as a ‘Trusted Advisor’ on the UK’s largest wall and floor tiling website, TilersForums.co.uk, that currently has more than 19,000 members.

If you would like a free no obligation estimation from Phil Hobson Tiler in Manchester, then please do feel free to email or call.

Email: info@philhobsontiler.co.uk
Tel: 07711 310 960

Penman and Sommerlad of The Mirror Investigations show an Electrician that WeDoTrades let down badly. The member of ElectriciansForums.co.uk, Malcolm Bramhall stated that he had paid £1,200+VAT and he was promised to get that amount back on profit out of work given by WeDoTrades who claimed they had a tie-in with Countrywide Estate Agents, a large concern in the property industry, although Countrywide were reported to have told the Mirror Investigations that they had a “very small” trial with WeDoTrades and “a decision was taken in September not to pursue a working relationship with this company”.

WeDoTrades is now a trading name of Silvercom Limited which use the same virtual office address to trade from as the previous EBH Web Limited. So watch out.

In a time when the economy is unstable a website that acts as a middleman charging to connect customers with tradesmen are less and less required. There are more tradesmen out of work, and less customers having work done. So any money the customer has spare should not be given to a middleman but either saved, or put towards the job and paid directly to the tradesmen for their labour and / or materials required.

We recommend customers to search the internet and avoid directories but try to find tradesmen’s own websites where you can see feedback from customers, pictures of their work, information about what work they cover, and the area’s they work in. We recommend getting three quotes, and references from them all, and check their references out before booking any one of them. Customers would then save a little money, and perhaps in cases like these, the tradesmen would too.

The PORSADRILL J-Hook (tile core ejector tool) is fully manufactured in the UK and compliments the range of core-drilling solutions offered by 365Drills in the PORSADRILL range. Sold separately to the main range of core drill bits which range from 6mm to 125mm and are available in 35 different sizes (fitting all of those round holes you might expect to see in walls in all bathrooms, kitchens and the likes) due to the fact that you only need to ever buy one for your tool kit, the PORSADRILL J-Hook is sure to be the bathroom fitters dream when it comes to protecting those screwdriver tips you tend to damage by prying out the tough porcelain and ceramic tile cores that often get stuck in the drill bit.

LET YOUR SCREWDRIVERS THANK YOU – USE A J-HOOK INSTEAD!

For more information on the Tile Core Ejector Tool by 365Drills visit www.365drills.com.

Expect to see the ‘J-Hook’ in stores priced at around £7.99. But as noted HERE you can expect to see the online price around the £4.99 mark.

Want to See More?

Then watch the video. The bloke in it is the inventor of the product.

Please feel free to reply to this blog post with details of the training centre you have attended that you would recommend yourself to others, and if you’re lucky enough, it might just get added to the main list.

The main list: www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-courses/

If you read the guides you will see that a lot of thought has gone into putting them together. Topics include:-

• A quick guide to regular grouting using a washboy and a float
• A guide to diagnosing grout failure
• A guide to using silicone sealant
• A guide to using self-levelling compounds
• A guide to help professional wall and floor tilers with their pricing
• A guide to using epoxy and waterproofing
• Choosing adhesives and grout with standards as a general guide
• Cement, Gypsum, Anhydrite, Ettringite Crystals, and PVA; A Discourse - which had further important information from another trusted forum member.

Click here to get to the download page where you can download the PDF version of this tiling guide. You will need to register for your free forum account in order to download the free PDF.

Disclaimer: TilersForums.co.uk and / or UKTilingNews.co.uk (along with sWe, the originator of the content) do NOT take any responsibility for loss or damaged caused by using information found on any of the websites mentioned. Professional tilers’ advice should always be followed on a per-job basis. It is recommended that customers get specifications from at least three fully qualified wall and floor tilers (and not general builders, or plumbers, etc) before commencing work.

NP Tiling can cater for all types of Wall and Floor tiling including Natural Stone work, Ceramics and Mosaics, Wetrooms (including tanking shower areas for protection from water damage) and Bathrooms, Geometric Tiling and other forms of advanced tiling work.

Electric Underfloor Heating Installations

Electric Underfloor Heating can be installed in any room of your home and NP Tiling can supply and install your electric UHF at competitive rates. Underfloor Heating is the best source of heat for most types of rooms including small or large, conservatories, bathrooms, shower rooms, kitchens, living spaces and so on.

Tanking and Wetrooms

Tanking systems for wet area’s such as bathrooms, shower rooms and wetrooms are a must to prevent water damage to the substrate at a later date, which is a common cause for reinstalling a bathroom much earlier than its lifespan could last if installed and protected well the first time. The tanking and waterproofing systems vary depending on the size of the area required to be tanked but in most cases it is as simple as using a waterpoof coating which is applied using a roller, trowel, or paint brush. This then ensures that even if water does get behind the tiles, the background which can often be water sensitive plaster, render, or even worse plasterboard (which is commonly seen mouldy and badly damaged when ripping out old bathrooms and tiles).

Commercial and Domestic Work Undertaken

NP Tiling take on both domestic work and commercial contracts for large jobs including site work. With more than 34 years experience in the wall and floor tiling industry NP Tiling has carried out many large contracts using teams of tilers to get the work completed quickly and to a high standard whilst sticking within budget. All employees carry valid CSCS cards and are qualified to the highest of grades.

Supplying Tiles, Adhesives and Other Materials

NP Tiling have been in the tile industry for more than 34 years and over the time have built up good relationships with many suppliers all over the Midlands. Customers are advised to contact NP Tiling as soon as possible as advice can be provided with regards to the best ranges, prices and availability for all types of tile and materials required for the job. If customers have already purchased tiles and adhesives then an installation price will be provided only.

Free No Obligation Estimation

NP Tiling of Stourbridge can provide you with a free no obligation estimation which will include a specification of all materials required to carry out the job to a professional standard in the shortest timeframe. Quotations last 60 days and can be renewed and extended at no cost at all. All clients are advised to book an estimation visit as no prices can be provided over the telephone or via email without a representative from NP Tiling physically seeing the job in hand.

Customer Testimonials and Feedback

Customer testimonials and references can be provided on request for both domestic and commercial work.

Contact NP Tiling

NP Tiling
Stourbridge
West Midlands

Emails us: info@nptiling.co.uk
Website: www.nptiling.co.uk
Call us: 07970378507 or 01384 571996

Neale Pitts of NP Tiling is part of the team behind www.TilersForums.co.uk, the Europe’s Largest Tile Discussion Website with over 19,000 members. Neale’s experience in the tile industry is an important part of keeping the advice on the forum accurate and trustworthy. Only 5 professional wall and floor tilers are part of the team that run the whole website for the rest of the members, and Neale is one of them.

An Amey Tiling Project

Amey Tiling, professional wall and floor tilers in Lymington, are continuing to expand their business in the area. 9 years ago Richard Amey started out wall and floor tiling, and for the past 3 years has been running his own business, Amey Tiling, along with his brother, due to the poor quality of workmanship being accepted in the area by customers and builders as a whole.

2012 is coming and soon into the new year Amey Tiling will have a second larger van on the road and will even be taking on an apprentice under the Princes Trust scheme.

50% of work comes from regular domestic homeowners, and 50% from small builders. Amey Tiling are fussy about which builders to carry out work for as substandard is not accepted in any shape or form. Through sticking to this very good principle not only does Amey Tiling have no failures, even years later, but builders (and their customers) in the area of Lymington are even starting to accept the fact that only a high standard of work using the correct materials and practises is acceptable. And doing the job correctly the first time means it works out cheaper long-term as it only needs to be done the once.

More wall and floor tilers need to take on this fact, if all tilers ‘stuck to their guns’ on this matter, no work would be done but good quality tiling, and everybody would enjoy going to work, and reap the rewards from having near zero failures.

The First Amey Tiling Van

Amey Tiling does not need to advertise anywhere to gain business, word of mouth and a single (for now) sign-written van that is noticeable (blue van, white signage). The current van is a Vauxhall Combo which has been reliable enough to say the least, but the next van needs to be bigger. Vans being considered include Vauxhall Vivaro and the Nissan Vannette. Though please feel free to suggest similar vans in the comments box below.

Richard Amey is a ‘Trusted Advisor‘ on TilersForums.co.uk. Less than 30 people out of 19,000 have this member status on the forum. His forum profile can be found here: Rich

Feel free to contact Richard directly for any Ceramic, Porcelain, Mosaic, Natural Stone Wall and Floor Tiling that you require

Amey Tiling
Tiler in Lymington
Tel: 07817 904 897
Website: http://www.ameytiling.co.uk/
Email: ameytiling@hotmail.co.uk 

Richard and Stephen Amey of Amey Tiling

David Howe Tiling is a professional floor and wall tiling specialist based in the Darlington area.

David Howe Tiling is your one stop tiling company when it comes to tiling onto any suitable surface  in any situation that you require in the Darlington area.

If you are considering getting tiling work carried out in a domestic or commercial situation then please consider getting a FREE No Obligation Estimate at a time that suits you!

David Howe tiling also works close with other Darlington tilers and can always get that tiling project completed for you when times are busy.

David Howe Tiling can tile your bathroom,kitchen,hallway,living area,wet room, in fact any tiling that you wish to have completed ,be it walls or floor tiling.

David  Howe Tiling works with all  types of tile including .. :-Ceramic : Marble : Slate : Stone : Mosaic : Glass : Specialist Borders etc etc.

David Howe Tiling also installs electric under-floor heating systems in conservatories, kitchens, bathrooms etc. All fully tested by a qualified electrician.

Not every area has such an experienced tiler, if you’re still unsure – a portfolio of work can be seen here…  Picture gallery.

So if you need a Tiler in Darlington then do contact David for a no obligation quote.

Tiler in Darlington

Another brilliant video from Onlinetiler. This one’s quite lengthy, it’s a day late! (Come on lad, we’ve been waiting for this!).

A big thanks to Onlinetiler for the videos!

You can see a range of videos on the tile forum, on his blog, and you can follow him on twitter.